Necklace of Renisenib
This necklace was found around the neck of the mummy of Reniseneb. A mirror (26.7.1351) inscribed with Reniseneb's name and title was also found on the mummy. His coffin had been placed in a pit tomb that contained at least five other burials, all of which had been ransacked. The fact that Reniseneb's coffin was undisturbed and had been placed on top of fragments from the rifled burials may indicate that it was placed in the tomb after the robbery had occurred.
Artwork Details
- Title: Necklace of Renisenib
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
- Date: ca. 1810–1700 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, pit tomb CC 25, burial of Reniseneb, around mummy's neck, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910
- Medium: Gold, obsidian
- Dimensions: l. 79 cm (31 1/8 in)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
- Object Number: 26.7.1349
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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